Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

Urban Ecology Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

UERC is a consortium of people from various educational
institutions, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit
organizations and businesses, as well as independent professionals and
students, interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating
an information sharing network of people that collect and use
ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area.

The mission of the UERC is to advance the state of the science of
urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on
the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region, by fostering communication
and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic
institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit
organizations, and other interested groups.

The role of the UERC is not to provide a political or advocacy
platform, but rather to offer a forum for professionals to exchange and
discuss information regarding urban ecology and its application to
relevant fields.

The major activities of UERC include an annual symposium in January/February, and brown bag presentations throughout the year. We host a mailing list, so please sign up if you'd like to be notified of upcoming events!

Next annual symposium

Our 13th Annual symposium will take place on Monday February 9, 2015, 8:00 am – 6:00 pmat Portland State University, Smith Center Ballroom. A draft agenda is available here.

Online registration closed Feb 2, but you can still register at the event itself (see PDF flier on the symposium page). A campus map with the location of the Smith Center, nearest MAX stop, and parking locations is here. Additional information about parking on campus is here.

Our keynote speakers have been announced! Marina Alberti (University of Washington Department of Urban Design and Planning) will speak in the morning on "Eco-evolutionary dynamics on an urban planet," and Scott Hoffman Black (Executive Director of Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation) will speak in the afternoon on "Bringing back the pollinators."